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Critical care nursing of older adults : best practices / / Marquis D. Foreman, Koen Milisen, Terry T. Fulmer, editors



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Titolo: Critical care nursing of older adults : best practices / / Marquis D. Foreman, Koen Milisen, Terry T. Fulmer, editors Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, NY, : Springer, c2010
Edizione: 3rd ed.
Descrizione fisica: xvii, 611 p. : ill
Disciplina: 618.97/0231
618.970231
Soggetto topico: Geriatric nursing
Intensive care nursing
Altri autori: ForemanMarquis D  
MilisenKoen  
FulmerTerry T  
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgment -- I: The Context for Critical Care Nursing of Older Adults -- Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview -- Chapter 2 Standards of Practice for Gerontological and Critical Care Nursing -- Chapter 3 The Critical Care Environment -- Chapter 4 Patient Safety for Older Patients in the Intensive Care Setting -- II: Social Aspects of Critical Care Nursing of Older Adults -- Chapter 5 Ethical Decision Making -- Chapter 6 Continuity of Care -- Chapter 7 Family Responses to Critical Care of the Older Adult -- Chapter 8 End-of-Life Care and Decisions About Life-Sustaining Treatments -- Chapter 9 Becoming Frail -- Chapter 10 The Chronically Critically Ill -- Chapter 11 Function of Older Adults in Acute Care: Optimizing an Opportunity -- III: Foundations for Clinical Care of Critically Ill Older Adults -- Chapter 12 Physiology of Aging: Impact on Critical Illness and Treatment -- Chapter 13 Pharmacotherapy -- Chapter 14 Nutrition and Hydration -- Chapter 15 Physical Restraints in Critical Care: Practice Issues and Future Directions -- Chapter 16 Infection, Sepsis, and Immune Function -- Chapter 17 Understanding and Managing Sleep Disorders in Older Adult Patients in the Intensive Care Unit -- Chapter 18 Pain in the Critically Ill Older Adult -- IV: Approaches to Complex Clinical Issues in Critically Ill Older Adults -- Chapter 19 Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management -- Chapter 20 Wound Healing in the Elderly -- Chapter 21 Substance Abuse and Withdrawal -- Chapter 22 Urinary Incontinence in Critically Ill Older Adults -- Chapter 23 Heart Failure in the Critically Ill Older Patient -- Chapter 24 Perioperative Care of the Elderly -- Chapter 25 Acute Respiratory Failure and Mechanical Ventilation in the Elderly -- Chapter 26 Delirium in Critical Illness -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H.
I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Sommario/riassunto: In increasing numbers, geriatric patients are being treated in intensive and critical care, as well as by trauma and emergency departments. This book is an evidence-based, best-practices guide that directs the bedside care of critically ill elders by practicing ICU nurses in an area where the care needs and issues differ from those of younger adults. The elderly present special clinical challenges, since concomitant diseases complicate their management. The clinical section discusses major disorders arising in elder care, explains how to isolate the problem, and offers evidence-based practice suggestions and guidelines. The book also provides practical guidance on how to approach such complex management issues. The book also explores social and ethical issues that often arise when managing critically ill elders, such as the appropriateness of ICU treatment. Key Features: Evidence-based discussions of the key clinical problems faced by elderly patients in the critical care settingA concise, but thorough review of nursing assessment methods Approaches that stress holistic treatment for elderly patientsTables and figures that summarize key concepts and protocols in the treatment and management of patients Discussion of social and public policy issues Previous edition published as Critical Care Nursing of the Elderly.
Titolo autorizzato: Critical care nursing of older adults  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-78268-387-9
1-282-43735-6
9786612437359
0-8261-1097-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910815945303321
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